Washington has been pushing for fresh face-to-face talks between Moscow and Kyiv. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Putin told Trump Russia had no aggressive plans for Europe as US envoys shuttled between Moscow and Kyiv. Yet fresh strikes and hardened positions showed peace efforts remain stalled.

Kremlin foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov described the Trump-Putin conversation as "constructive and frank". He said Trump made clear that he wanted the war to end as quickly as possible and that Putin briefed the US president on developments on the battlefield.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has responded to the Trump administration’s envoys' peace plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war, which has been ongoing for years. On weekends, US...

Trump and Putin spoke for an hour after US envoys met leaders in Moscow and Kyiv. The call kept peace contacts alive, with both sides linking progress to wider US-Russia ties.

The war could yet drag on for years as Russia reconstitutes its forces and its defense industry, said U.S. Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby.

KYIV, Sept 8 - U.S. peace negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner presented several \"decent ideas\" during talks on how to end the war with Russia, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Explosions were heard in Kyiv early Tuesday as Russia resumed attacks on the Ukrainian capital following a three-day halt that coincided with a visit by US officials.According to CNN, their reporter...

US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have begun their meeting in Moscow with President Vladimir Putin as part of a renewed White House effort to end Russia's war against Ukraine, with the pair set to visit Kyiv afterward.

“Donald Trump clearly emphasised the desirability of bringing the conflict to an end as soon as possible,” Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov says after the Trump-Putin call.

“Donald Trump clearly emphasised the desirability of bringing the conflict to an end as soon as possible,” Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov says after the Trump-Putin call.

The conversation lasted for an hour, Kremlin spokesperson Yuri Ushakov told reporters.

The conversation lasted for an hour, Kremlin spokesperson Yuri Ushakov told reporters.